Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a temporary teacher at a middle school and advisor for the school chorus. The chorus aims to take part at a competition. Yuri gives the members of the chorus members an assignment. She instructs them to write a letter with the title of “To myself 15 years later.” The 15-year-old boys and girls write about their secrets and worries.

Notes

Based on the novel "Kuchibiru ni Uta o" by Eiichi Nakata (published November 24, 2011 by Shogakukan). The novel won the 61th Shogakukan Jido Shuppan Bunkasho in 2012.

Filming begins mid-July, 2014 in Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture and finishes at the end August, 2014.

bluefinNov 30 2015 1:03 pm
please tell me what are the songs beside letters.. (the first song that the sensei played on piano, and the last one)

damn i didnt think this movie's so touching.. many "dem feels" moments.. another type of j-movie with slow paced flow of story, then it just ram your feeling over and over.. really recommended, great drama, esp if you like music as its genre..
the choir reminds me of "sing salmon sing" and the pretty sensei that grabs boys attention reminds me of "oppai volleyball"

GTNov 15 2015 3:07 am
Loved this show!! esp since i like musicals. l first discovered Angela Aki here. what a meaningful and lovely song. Highly recommended unless you hate music and being happy ;)

ChantelleJan 10 2015 10:07 pm
I love Otsuichi, he's become my favourite author! I wish more of his novels were published in English/Spanish so that I could read them all. I'm excited for this movie, it's officially released on my birthday, I'm so happy!